Line Bentsen is a medical doctor and PhD from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, and is also a resident physician in clinical oncology at Odense University Hospital, Denmark. She has experience with both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Her work is grounded in clinical cancer research, with a particular focus on fertility and family formation, sexuality, and quality of life among young adults with cancer. Line is a co-founder and steering group member of the national, interdisciplinary research network NAYACareDK. She also collaborates with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) within the Quality of Life Group. Currently, she leads a national Danish Comprehensive Cancer Center (DCCC)-funded project on quality of life in young adults with cancer during and after radiotherapy, as well as a NAYACareDK-anchored qualitative study exploring relational challenges between young adults with cancer and their young adult informal caregivers.

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1. Aagesen M, Pappot H, Piil K, Frøding LP, Steen-Olsen EB, Greimel E, Bentsen L. Exploration of the relevance and comprehensibility of the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Sexual Health Questionnaire among Danish young adults aged 18-39: a national cross-sectional study. J Patient Rep Outcomes 2025;10(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s41687-025-00988-w. PMID: 41474473.
   
2. Bentsen L, Pappot H, Macklon KT, Schmidt L, Vassard D. Partnership and fatherhood outcomes in young men diagnosed with cancer: a nationwide register-based study. J Cancer Surviv. 2025 Jun 10. doi: 10.1007/s11764-025-01849-7. PMID: 40493159. Epub ahead of print.
3. Bentsen L, Belgers V, Giraldi A, von Heymann A, Johansen C, Piil K, Pappot H. Prevalence and Impact of Sexual Complaints on Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Sub-Study. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 2025;14(6):482-493. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2024.0150. PMID: 40331239.
   
4. Bentsen L, Aagesen M, Hjerming M, Jørgensen N, Pappot H. Navigating an uncertain future: a qualitative study exploring thoughts about fertility and oncofertility counseling among young men with cancer. Support Care Cancer 2024;33(1):28. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-09066-1. PMID: 39672967.
   
5. Bentsen L, Colmorn LB, Pappot H, Macklon KT, Vassard D. Impact of cancer during reproductive age on the probability of livebirth after cancer: a register-based cohort study among Danish women aged 18-39 with and without cancer. J Cancer Surviv 2024 Dec 27. doi: 10.1007/s11764-024-01720-1. PMID: 39725841.
   
6. Bentsen L, Aagesen M, Bidstrup P, Hjerming M, Pappot H. Sexuality, intimacy, and body image among adolescents and young adults with cancer: a qualitative, explorative study. Support Care Cancer 2024;32(4):219. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08405-6. PMID: 38460054.
   
7. Bentsen L, Hanghøj S, Hjerming M, Bergmann MB, Thycosen M, Borup A, Larsen C, Pappot H. Development of Quality of Life in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer Using a Patient Support Smartphone App: Prepost Interventional Study. JMIR Cancer 2023;9:e49735. doi: 10.2196/49735. PMID: 38048144.
   
8. Locatelli G, Pasta A, Bentsen L, Hanghøj S, Piil K, Pappot H. Symptom patterns in young adults with cancer: an app-based study. Semin Oncol Nurs 2023;39(5):151476. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151476. PMID: 37507267.
   
9. Bentsen L, Pappot H, Hjerming M, Hanghøj S. Thoughts about fertility among female adolescents and young adults with cancer: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer 2023;31(7):421. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-07887-0. PMID: 37357225.
   
10. Bentsen L, Pappot H, Hjerming M, Colmorn LB, Macklon KT, Hanghøj S. How do young women with cancer experience oncofertility counselling during cancer treatment? a qualitative, single centre study at a Danish tertiary hospital. Cancers (Basel) 2021;13(6):1355. doi: 10.3390/cancers13061355. PMID: 33802795.​​